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Facts

Also Known As Elizabeth Cochran • Elizabeth Cochrane
Born May 5, 1864 • Pennsylvania
Died January 27, 1922 (aged 57) • New York City • New York
Notable Works “Nellie Bly’s Book: Around the World in Seventy-two Days” • “Six Months in Mexico” • “Ten Days in a Mad House”

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